Balancing Planet: How Climate Shapes Life and Life Shapes Climate
By Ylia Callan
- Release Date: 2025-09-10
- Genre: Science & Nature
Description
Balancing Planet is an epic journey through time, exploring the intimate relationship between climate and life. From the fiery origins of the Earth to the ice ages, through the rise of human civilization, and into the unprecedented warming of today, this book illuminates how climate has shaped life and how life, particularly humanity, now shapes the climate.
Blending science, history, mythology and philosophy, readers will discover:
•The Earth's dramatic climate shifts across billions of years.
•How early humans first influenced the planet through agriculture and land management.
•The explosive impact of the Industrial Revolution and fossil fuel use.
•Modern climate science and international efforts to curb global warming.
•Solutions for a sustainable future: renewable energy, carbon capture, rewilding, regenerative agriculture, and climate-resilient technologies.
•Ethical, cultural, and mythological perspectives on stewardship, interconnectedness, and human responsibility.
This is not just a book about climate change - it is a guide to understanding our past, acting in the present and shaping a thriving, regenerative future. Balancing Planet combines research with compelling storytelling, offering both knowledge and hope to readers who care about the planet and their place within it.
